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There were two offenders convicted of homicide released on parole near Illinois zip code 61820 during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chambana Sun.

The data shows that both of the released offenders in 61820 were men. The younger parolee was a 26-year-old man sentenced in 2018. The other was a 64-year-old man sentenced in 1978.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Wayne S. Mikel. He was convicted of homicide in 1978 when he was 23 years old. He is now 64.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The table below shows the 50 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of homicide.

Prisoners convicted of homicide paroled during the first half of 2019

Zip	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
60612	9	22.2%	77.8%	48
60629	9	11.1%	88.9%	51
60409	7	14.3%	85.7%	45
60609	7	0%	100%	49
60617	7	28.6%	71.4%	43
60620	6	0%	100%	47
60644	5	40%	60%	44
60505	5	0%	100%	40
60623	5	0%	100%	45
60621	4	0%	100%	44
60619	4	0%	100%	41
60087	3	0%	100%	43
60652	3	0%	100%	27
60104	3	33.3%	66.7%	37
60628	3	0%	100%	61
60636	3	0%	100%	38
60651	3	0%	100%	49
60624	3	0%	100%	39
60085	3	0%	100%	54
60441	3	0%	100%	37
60473	2	0%	100%	52
60901	2	0%	100%	49
60120	2	0%	100%	44
60484	2	0%	100%	37
62702	2	0%	100%	48
60139	2	50%	50%	39
60608	2	50%	50%	36
60641	2	50%	50%	48
60429	2	0%	100%	37
62521	2	0%	100%	34
60659	2	0%	100%	34
61820	2	0%	100%	46
60153	2	0%	100%	34
60649	2	0%	100%	45
60645	2	0%	100%	45
62703	2	0%	100%	31
60411	1	0%	100%	42
62864	1	0%	100%	64
60526	1	0%	100%	38
62568	1	0%	100%	34
62203	1	0%	100%	63
62040	1	0%	100%	42
60134	1	0%	100%	41
60614	1	0%	100%	32
61350	1	0%	100%	39
62650	1	0%	100%	41
61834	1	0%	100%	46
62206	1	0%	100%	64
60469	1	0%	100%	41
61102	1	0%	100%	47